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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: The irony of [Sienna] Miller co-starring in a film about the world's most notorious lothario aside, there's not much to love about Casanova. Read more
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Hallstrom gives us a genial interpretation and a supremely good-humored film. Read more
John Hartl, Seattle Times: Pretty as the picture is, only Platt's engaging performance keeps it from fading out. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Ledger is no Casanova, and the movie is not what it should be, but once that is accepted, the movie can be appreciated for the jolly, lightweight thing it is. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: This is the very definition of an entertaining period piece romp. It's a romp, I tell ya! Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: This is easily the liveliest Hallstrom has been in almost a decade. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: Casanova is just plain ordinary. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The movie treats trysting as comedy and yet is stingy with the laughs. An action-packed life is now the chaste story of a rake whose romantic reformation is supposed to make us swoon. Must love dog? No thanks. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: In the exhilarating Casanova, giddy shenanigans effectively set off the dangerous, darker impulses of human nature. Read more
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: Despite its oh-so deviant title character, Casanova is a harmless bon-bon, a breezy period farce that mimics lesser Shakespeare and a look that recalls Amadeus or Shakespeare in Love. Read more
Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: Is it Oscar bait? Not in the least. But it's a great date flick and perfect for a time full of all those 'serious' films. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Although Casanova is far from a stinker, I can't join in the chorus of praise for what is essentially a coy farce replete with arch performances and even archer dialogue. Read more
Michael Booth, Denver Post: There's less sexiness in the awful Casanova than in the downbeat, doomed gay love story featuring Ledger in Brokeback Mountain. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: A ribald, witty costume comedy filled with delightful performances and wily plot turns, this is the sort of film that makes you wonder why more films like this aren't made. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: The great discovery of this Casanova is Hallstrom's recovered capacity for play. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Casanova finds [director] Hallstrom more inspired, or at least lively and engaged, than he has been in years, and he's in the company of the actor of the moment. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Casanova relies heavily on charm, and it's not a case of misplaced confidence. The legendary rogue's saga, at least in this fresh incarnation, is indeed a charmer. Read more
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: What it gets instead is the same dispassionate 'professionalism' that has made Hallstrom a steady fixture in a Hollywood that could do with an infusion of Casanova's own virile lifeblood. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Few pictures in recent memory have worked as laboriously as Lasse Hallstrom's new romantic farce to be a featherweight lark. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: It's a breezy fling that showcases the lighter side of Ledger. Read more
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: A period romp that tries too hard. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: The sticky sweet stuff in the middle traps history's greatest lover and slows the whole affair to a crawl. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: It's worth noting that producing a farce in a way that's funny is a lost art, and director Lasse Hallstrom hasn't found it. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Casanova was such a genuinely fascinating person, so tireless, seductive, brilliant, revolutionary and daring, that Hallstrom's Casanova hardly does him justice. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Casanova works because it gives in to its nuttier impulses instead of fighting them. It's an absurdly joyous bit of fluff. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The movie sidesteps modern-day issues of political correctness raised by a story about a rogue who shamelessly uses women for his own amusement. This is all done for our amusement. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: A forgettable movie but a memorable celluloid poster for Venice. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: The movie contains so little sexual content, it seems pre-edited for viewing on airplanes, or perhaps balloon rides like the fake one taken high above Venice by stars Heath Ledger and Sienna Miller. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Randy flirtations and elaborate masquerades to evade the sanctimonious powers-that-be are the cornerstone of this exuberant film. Read more
Derek Elley, Variety: A handsome chunk of widescreen entertainment that's as nimble as its rakish hero. Read more
Jessica Winter, Village Voice: The clumsy staging might not grate so much if the tone weren't so self-congratulatory. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: The movie Casanova, starring Heath Ledger, not only fetters the randy Venetian in political correctness, it condemns him to dwell inside the modern equivalent of a bad Shakespeare play. Read more